nick681
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I posted the on the Busse Site and thought I would post it hereas well since I can post pics here also although no knife pics. Just some of Kuwait.
Now that I am back and have had a week or so to settle back in I thought I would post a review of my Euro 4 and Natural Outlaws performnce in Kuwait. Unfortunatly the pictures I took didn't come out
Natural Outlaw
I put the Natural Outlaw throught some hard use and of course it performed beautifully.
We had two morale tents set upone for a Gym and another for watching TV, Movies, etc. When the crates came in with the things to fill the tents, weights, benches, exercise equipment, Ping-pong tables, etc my company was detailed to break open the crates and set up the interiors of the tents. So I of course broought my NO along for the job.
The crates were aprroximatly 8'x8'x8' wooden structures held together by heavy duty bolts and great big ribbed nails. Let me tell you, those crates were built to withstand some punishment. Once we removed the bolts we had to pry one of the panels off to get inside and unload everything. I used the NO since we only had two prybars and three crates to open.
While the job was difficult the NO performed well as a prybar. Everyone watched as I put the NO to work and kept cautioning me that I would reak my knife. After many such warnings I patiently explained that my knife would not break and that since it was guaranteed not to break, in the unlikely event that it, did all I would have to do is let Jerry know and I would recieve a new one; the only question being "What happened". I also explainined that the reply would most certainly be "That shouldn't have happened". While prying, I did experience about 10-15 degrees of flex and of course my knife returned to true after each time. No problems there.
Once the crate was open there were several havy boards supporting the structure of the crate as well as holding the heavy workout equipment in place. It was necessary to remove these boards in order remove the contents. at this point I used the NO to both hammer and pry. It took alot of work to completely disassemble the thing and remove the contents. But I had fun using the NO so brutally and watching the faces of everyone who watched. My only regret was that I didn't have a length of pipe or a camo net pole to use as "cheater bar" so that I could have gotten more leverage.
I also used the NO along with the head that had broken off of a sledgehammer to make chair out of the remains of the crate. Since furniture was scarce in camp we had to make our own. I used the NO to do some joint work and square off the ends of some of the boards and finish off some of the joints I had cut as well as as an adze/planer. I only wish that the pictures I took of the chair would ahve came out. The chair was a heavy duty as my Natural Outlaw.
While the knife performed as well as always the coating did suffer some. I have worn off the coating a few places and worn it smooth in several others. My NO has really taken on that nice "beat up" look. The crinkle coating is the best I have come across to date. Much better than any of the other knives I have had had with other black coatings.
The only thing I have a problem with on this knife is the the sheath. I pretty much beat it up in Hohenfels, Germany while training and it has only gotten worse. I have caved in the kydex liner at the bottom and the eyelets at the bottom corroded while in Germany. I took it with me anyway since I have not gotten around to replacing the sheath. I am still lokking for something that I like design wise.
All in all I would say that I have successfully beaten up my NO in yet another country with only damage to the coating to show for my effforts.
Euro Four,
I recieved this knife in December and I really like it. I think that it is the best small utility knife I have ever seen or owned.The size is perfect for general use for almost any task aroung camp, military or civilian. I would not hesitate to use it for hunting or food prep in the wilderness.
At first I was hesitant to use it. It was so nice and new I didn't want to beat it up. Finally I couldn't stand it any longer and I had to use it. At first I used it for everyday chores; cutting 550 cord, opening boxes and MRE's, and things like that. Then I took it out for about a month for Gunnery/Qualification and really put it to use. One of things that I used it for was splitting some wooden tent pegs used for the large army tents to make expedient mine probes for breach training. The tent pegs were well seasoned oak and hard as hell. I really had to whack on the Euro ith another tent peg to split those things. I worked great, although I wore off some of the crinkle coaing in the process. In addition to splitting the tent pegs I pried open some ammo crates and cut up some heavy card board, all in all the Euro worked out up to expectations of a Busse.I don't think I have ever been happier with such a small knife. Now it looks properly beaten and scarred
Again the sheath was a disappointment. Since I an left handed I have to put the knife in "backwards". Because of the way the kydex insert is formed the knife only fits well in the right hand configuration. And due to the way the insert is made it cut a deep groove in the crinkle coating leanghtwise along a good portion of the blade. I am going to have to get new clothes for both of thase knives since they are my primary fixed blade users.
Performance likethis is why I continue to buy, use, and enjoy my INFI toys.
Yours in Nuclear Fightin' Knives,
Nick
Now that I am back and have had a week or so to settle back in I thought I would post a review of my Euro 4 and Natural Outlaws performnce in Kuwait. Unfortunatly the pictures I took didn't come out
Natural Outlaw
I put the Natural Outlaw throught some hard use and of course it performed beautifully.
We had two morale tents set upone for a Gym and another for watching TV, Movies, etc. When the crates came in with the things to fill the tents, weights, benches, exercise equipment, Ping-pong tables, etc my company was detailed to break open the crates and set up the interiors of the tents. So I of course broought my NO along for the job.
The crates were aprroximatly 8'x8'x8' wooden structures held together by heavy duty bolts and great big ribbed nails. Let me tell you, those crates were built to withstand some punishment. Once we removed the bolts we had to pry one of the panels off to get inside and unload everything. I used the NO since we only had two prybars and three crates to open.
While the job was difficult the NO performed well as a prybar. Everyone watched as I put the NO to work and kept cautioning me that I would reak my knife. After many such warnings I patiently explained that my knife would not break and that since it was guaranteed not to break, in the unlikely event that it, did all I would have to do is let Jerry know and I would recieve a new one; the only question being "What happened". I also explainined that the reply would most certainly be "That shouldn't have happened". While prying, I did experience about 10-15 degrees of flex and of course my knife returned to true after each time. No problems there.
Once the crate was open there were several havy boards supporting the structure of the crate as well as holding the heavy workout equipment in place. It was necessary to remove these boards in order remove the contents. at this point I used the NO to both hammer and pry. It took alot of work to completely disassemble the thing and remove the contents. But I had fun using the NO so brutally and watching the faces of everyone who watched. My only regret was that I didn't have a length of pipe or a camo net pole to use as "cheater bar" so that I could have gotten more leverage.
I also used the NO along with the head that had broken off of a sledgehammer to make chair out of the remains of the crate. Since furniture was scarce in camp we had to make our own. I used the NO to do some joint work and square off the ends of some of the boards and finish off some of the joints I had cut as well as as an adze/planer. I only wish that the pictures I took of the chair would ahve came out. The chair was a heavy duty as my Natural Outlaw.
While the knife performed as well as always the coating did suffer some. I have worn off the coating a few places and worn it smooth in several others. My NO has really taken on that nice "beat up" look. The crinkle coating is the best I have come across to date. Much better than any of the other knives I have had had with other black coatings.
The only thing I have a problem with on this knife is the the sheath. I pretty much beat it up in Hohenfels, Germany while training and it has only gotten worse. I have caved in the kydex liner at the bottom and the eyelets at the bottom corroded while in Germany. I took it with me anyway since I have not gotten around to replacing the sheath. I am still lokking for something that I like design wise.
All in all I would say that I have successfully beaten up my NO in yet another country with only damage to the coating to show for my effforts.
Euro Four,
I recieved this knife in December and I really like it. I think that it is the best small utility knife I have ever seen or owned.The size is perfect for general use for almost any task aroung camp, military or civilian. I would not hesitate to use it for hunting or food prep in the wilderness.
At first I was hesitant to use it. It was so nice and new I didn't want to beat it up. Finally I couldn't stand it any longer and I had to use it. At first I used it for everyday chores; cutting 550 cord, opening boxes and MRE's, and things like that. Then I took it out for about a month for Gunnery/Qualification and really put it to use. One of things that I used it for was splitting some wooden tent pegs used for the large army tents to make expedient mine probes for breach training. The tent pegs were well seasoned oak and hard as hell. I really had to whack on the Euro ith another tent peg to split those things. I worked great, although I wore off some of the crinkle coaing in the process. In addition to splitting the tent pegs I pried open some ammo crates and cut up some heavy card board, all in all the Euro worked out up to expectations of a Busse.I don't think I have ever been happier with such a small knife. Now it looks properly beaten and scarred
Again the sheath was a disappointment. Since I an left handed I have to put the knife in "backwards". Because of the way the kydex insert is formed the knife only fits well in the right hand configuration. And due to the way the insert is made it cut a deep groove in the crinkle coating leanghtwise along a good portion of the blade. I am going to have to get new clothes for both of thase knives since they are my primary fixed blade users.
Performance likethis is why I continue to buy, use, and enjoy my INFI toys.
Yours in Nuclear Fightin' Knives,
Nick
